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Anna Fedorova plays Tchaikovsky Concerto No 1
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Anna Fedorova plays Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Until last March, this could have been a profile, one among many, of a garlanded young pianist, brought up in one of the countries east of Europe, who has made her home on the continent and begun recording the central repertoire for a well-known label, while advancing her career on both sides of the Atlantic. Nothing so new there.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February changed all of that, and pulled Anna Fedorova’s life out of joint, as it did for millions of her countrymen and women. She introduces her new recording of Rachmaninov’s Second Concerto by talking of it in phoenix-like terms: ‘It represents rebirth and resurrection of the spirit, hope and light.’
From the ashes of conflict, her career is taking wing ever more rapidly. During the last six months, Fedorova has made debuts at the BBC Proms and Carnegie Hall, playing Chopin’s Second Concerto with the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra which was founded to raise funds for – and showcase the musical talent of – displaced Ukrainians. Having appeared in the Verbier
